SF Union Square's safe-shopping initiative is back for the holiday season

San Francisco's Union Square is gearing up for the holiday season. City officials say the area is safe, clean and ready for shoppers.

Target makes low-cost Thanksgiving meal an option for customers

The Target deal consists of ingredients commonly used for Thanksgiving meals that cost under $25 total. It comes after Walmart and Aldi similarly lowered prices on holiday meals.

Alameda dad says kids came home from trick-or-treating with repurposed sauce packets

From fun-size to king-size, one of the best parts of Halloween is coming home to go through your treats, laying them out for everyone to see, then bargaining trades with your siblings and friends. But this Halloween, an Alameda dad had a good laugh about something different in his kids' bags.

Union Square holiday ice rink returns

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and San Francisco is opening up the season with its iconic Union Square Ice Rink. 

What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See pics from her party

How many people does it take to pull off Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume? This year’s choice involved Cirque du Soleil performers and acrobatic stunts to pull off.

This year's 'Castroween' a calm parade of creative costumes

​There's something magical about Halloween in San Francisco's Castro District, and it isn't just about the ghouls, and ghosts, and pumpkin decorations.

What is Day of the Dead? A look into its history and how to celebrate

Originating in Mexico, Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muertos, honors departed souls of loved ones who are welcomed back for a few intimate hours.

Thousands attend Dia de los Muertos festival in Oakland

The annual Dia de los Muertos festival was held in Oakland Sunday. The event was expected to bring 100,000 people to the city's Fruitvale neighborhood to commemorate the Mexican traditions around the Day of the Dead.

Bay Area goes big this year with Halloween home displays

From skeletons dressed as 49ers to laser light displays to pumpkins painted like Mona Lisa, here's a look at some of the most elaborate and unique.

'Castroween' is officially back and thriving

Seventeen years after a mass shooting injured nine people, Halloween in the Castro is officially back.